Federico Chiesa, Italy’s number one asset for the decisive match against Ukraine

The Italian bench held its breath on Friday evening against North Macedonia (5-2), when Federico Chiesa remained on the ground, hit in the knee after only a few minutes of play. It was only a blow, a bit of ice quickly got the player back on his feet and he then scored a double, confirming both the staff’s fears of seeing him injured and the praise of Luciano Spalletti, the day before, in front of the press: “It is false to say that we do not have a fuoriclasshad slipped the coach. We have one, and it’s Chiesa. » It’s a nice compliment, and an invitation to take responsibility, too: in a team which is still looking for certainties and where talent does not overflow the drawers, particularly in attack, Chiesa must put on the leader’s costume and show the path to qualification.